Too Much Reproduction?

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- Within the last century we have tripled our total population. [Nature]

- The century before, 1800 to 1900, world population only increased by 600 million people. [ Vaughns]

- Current estimates put world population at around 6 billion people.

- 2040 to 2050 projections estimate population to be around 9 or 10 billion. [Wikipedia]

-Developing countries Population will double in coming 30 yrs. [PBWorks]

Issues:

• Overpopulation ties into other things. [Science Daily]
• Not enough water by 2025. [Over Population]
• 2.5% of the world is made up of fresh water, 70% of which is not accessible by us. [Umich]
• Increase in population increases our need to cut down trees and other limited resources that take long amounts to be replenished.

• More people means the higher probability that nations will go to war for limited resources

Possible Solutions:

• Change peoples notions
• China's One Child Policy
• Increase education